Current status analysis and outlook of clinical pharmacy postgraduate education in China / 药学实践杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore and analyze the current status of the postgraduate education of clinical pharmacy in China for improving its level and quality .Methods Comprehensive analysis and evaluation were applied for the education mod-els and trends of clinical pharmacy in China through the internet and related databases .Results 136 articles were analyzed ,of which 70 articles (51 .47% ) involved status analysis ,education pattern discussion ,in China and international comparison and curriculum optimization .The analysis result indicates that there are two main cultivation models for postgraduate education of clinical pharmacyprofessional degree and scientific degree .The educational model is still immature in curriculum and teaching methods .The main problems arecurriculum unreasonable ,lack of clinical practice hours ,and disconnection of teaching con-tents and clinical needs .Conclusion The current postgraduate education of clinical pharmacy in China cannot achieve the goal of postgraduate education ,it is hard to meet the needs of clinical pharmacy postgraduate talents .We recommended that clinical pharmacy postgraduate training process should focus on linking theory with practice ,outstanding mastery medicine as well as clinical pharmacy ,optimizing teaching content and methods ,and regulating the quality of teaching standards .